Senior Data & Analytics Analyst: Vendor & Category

Patterson Dental Supply, Inc.; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Volunteer Time Off

Educational Assistance Program

Parental and Adoption Leave

LifeWorks (Employee Assistance Program

Patterson Perks Program

Job summary

Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. seeks a Senior Data & Analytics Analyst to advance our data-driven culture through BI, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions. This role partners with Vendor Management, Category Management, Marketing, Finance, Sales, and executive leadership to transform enterprise data into actionable insights that improve vendor, product, customer, and commercial performance.

The candidate will work in a hybrid capacity for the office in St. Paul, MN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, commercial analysis, financial analysis, or a related field.
• Strong SQL and advanced Excel skills.
• Experience with Power BI or a comparable BI/reporting platform.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, data visualization, and data storytelling skills.
• Understanding of business and financial measures such as revenue, gross profit, margin, price, volume, cost, and product mix.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable reporting, dashboards, visualizations, and analytics solutions using enterprise data.
• Partner with business leaders to understand requirements, identify analytics gaps, and deliver actionable insights.
• Independently query, analyze, and interpret complex data using SQL and BI tools.
• Replace manual spreadsheet-based reporting with automated, scalable, and self-service solutions.
• Perform ad hoc analysis, data mining, and trend analysis to identify opportunities and risks.
• Analyze vendor, product, pricing, revenue, margin, volume, cost, and product-mix performance.
• Develop analytics supporting vendor management, category management, and commercial decisions.
• Analyze vendor rebates, incentives, and other commercial programs.
• Provide insights into customer acquisition, promotions, and marketing performance.
• Identify key drivers of performance and translate findings into business recommendations.
• Support the adoption of AI-enabled analytics and GenAI, analytical copilots, or AI-enabled BI platforms.

Skills

SQL

Advanced Excel

Data Visualization

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Business Acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related field

Tools

Power BI

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

DAX

Job description

Patterson Dental Supply, Inc. seeks a Senior Data & Analytics Analyst to advance our data-driven culture through BI, analytics, and AI-enabled solutions. This role partners with Vendor Management, Category Management, Marketing, Finance, Sales, and executive leadership to transform enterprise data into actionable insights that improve vendor, product, customer, and commercial performance.

The candidate will work in a hybrid capacity for the office in St. Paul, MN.